[May 27, 2014]May 25 (The Sports Xchange) - A new
NFL substance-abuse policy would include automatically suspending
players who get a DUI, according to NBC Sports' Pro Football Talk.

The proposal includes first-time offenders. It also imposes a
fine that amounts to one game check. The new policy will be
implemented when an HGH testing agreement is reached.

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A lawyer for Baltimore Ravens running back Ray Rice explained, in
hypothetical terms, the February incident that got Rice arrested on
assault charges.

Rice was arrested following an altercation he had with his fiancee
Janay Palmer in Atlantic City, N.J., on Feb. 15 in which he struck
her. They married later in the month.

"Let's assume for the sake of argument ... that Ray wasn't the first
person that hit and Ray was getting repeatedly hit but just Ray hit
harder, fired one back and hit harder," Rice's lawyer, Michael
Diamondstein, told a New Jersey radio station.

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A New York Jets fan in California paid $820 for the jersey
quarterback Mark Sanchez wore during his infamous "Butt Fumble" play
in 2012. (Editing by Frank Pingue)